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U9:THEY DARED COCAIN AND LOST他们输给了可卡因 A Dream Destroyed梦想破灭 Stan Belin was born in the 1930s to an urban family locked in the grip of the Great Depression. His was a fractured family, one in which his parents fought constantly. “I lived with a feeling of impending doom,” he says. This fear drove him to be a model child. 斯坦．贝林出生在20世纪30年代一个陷入经济大萧条困境之中的城市家庭。这是一个破裂的家庭，父母争吵频繁。“我感到世界末日即将来临，”他说。这种恐惧感驱使他成为一个模范孩子。 Stan has a vivid memory of once leaning against a bridge railing as a boy and gazing at a handsome party boat passing below. He could see people on deck enjoying their outing. It was a scene of comfort and luxury he could hardly have imagined. That mental picture influenced the boy’s idea of success. His goals became money, power, and prestige.斯坦清楚地记得自己在孩提时代，曾有一次倚在一座桥的栏杆上，凝视着一条造型美观的游船，载着一群兴高采烈的人从桥下驶过。他看得出，甲板上的人们出来玩得非常开心。这种舒适与奢侈的情景是他无法想像的。这一情景铭刻在他的脑海里，影响着他的成功观。于是他的奋斗目标就是金钱、权势和威望。 Stan did well in school. He found his greatest academic success in his science courses. But he lacked the confidence to pursue a medical career and turned to dentistry as a quicker route to his life’s goals.在学校，斯坦的功课很好。他发现自己学得最好的科目是理科。但是他没有信心从事医学，所以便选择了牙医，作为一条实现自己人生目标的捷径。 He married a young woman he had known since high school, and for over 20 years Stan and Jane lived a life that many people would envy. His reputation spread, the money started rolling in and he was appointed to a prestigious position by his state government. Two healthy children were born. The family had a magnificent house, expensive automobiles and took exotic vacations.他娶了一位中学时代就认识的女子为妻20多年来，他和妻子简过着让很多人羡慕的生活。他的名气越来越大，财源滚滚，还被州政府任命要职。同时他还有两个健康的孩子。他拥有华丽的住宅和昂贵的汽车，并常常出国度假。 The crowning touch for Stan came when he bought a luxury yacht and sailed to the bridge where, as a child, he had first glimpsed what he hoped would be his future. “I told Jane the story,” he says. “As I spoke, I realized that something was all wrong. I possessed everything I had ever dreamed of, but I felt very sad and hopeless. What was worse, I knew it